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Hi, I'm running on Windows XP right now and just recently some things have begun to slow down, which I realize isn't sufficient reason for alarm, but more disconcerting than that is the fact that every so often Firefox will open some random page or another claiming I've won something. Or to some other sites, retail or some nonsense like that, my google searches are all also being redirected towards other pages of the aforementioned variety. While typing this in fact, my browser went unresponsive about five times. I've run a few different Anti-malware programs and none of them are finding a thing. There's got to be something, yeah?

Hi Lighthawkwings,Sorry for the delay.If you still need help and are not receiving it elsewhere, please proceed as follows:

We will remove some obsolete and possibly harmful programs.You can re-install Spybot, if you wish, after we are done.An updated Java will be installed later.-----------------------------------------------------------Remove Programs Using Control PanelFrom Start, Settings, Control Panel or Start, Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs.Highlight each Entry, as follows, one by one, if it exists, and choose Remove :Java Auto UpdaterJava(TM) 6 Update 22Java(TM) 6 Update 23Pando Media BoosterPopCap Browser PluginSpybot - Search & Destroy

Take extra care in answering questions posed by any Uninstaller.If the Spybot Uninstaller asks whether you want to remove all files and settings, answer YES. If it reports that it cannot remove all files, that's OK.----------------------------------------------Disable CD Emulator(s)We need to use powerful tools to investigate your system. *If* you are are using a CD Emulator (Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120%, Astroburn, AnyDVD) be aware that they use hidden drivers with rootkit-like techniques to hide from other applications. When dealing with a malware infections, CD Emulators can interfere with investigative tools producing misleading or inaccurate scan results, false detection of legitimate files, cause unexpected crashes, BSODs, and general 'dross' which often makes it hard to differentiate between malicious rootkits and the legitimate drivers used by Emulators. Since the hidden drivers from CD Emulators can be seen as a rootkit, we need to remove or disable them until disinfection is completed.

Click OK...DeFogger will now ask to reboot the machine...click OK. If not, reboot manually.

Do not re-enable these drivers until instructed or your system has been cleaned.

IMPORTANT!If you receive an error message while running DeFogger, please post the log defogger_disable which will appear on your desktop.--------------------------------------------TDSSKiller - Rootkit Removal ToolPlease download the TDSSKiller.exe by Kaspersky... save it to your Desktop. <-Important!!!

Double-click on TDSSKiller.exe to run the tool for known TDSS variants.If TDSSKiller does not run... rename it. Right-click on TDSSKiller.exe, select Rename and give it a random name with the .com file extension (i.e. ektfhtw.com).If you don't see file extensions, please see: How to change the file extension.

Click the Start Scan button. Do not use the computer during the scan!

If the scan completes with nothing found, click Close to exit.

If malicious objects are found, they will show in the "Scan results - Select action for found objects" and offer 3 options.

Ensure Cure (default) is selected... then click Continue > Reboot now to finish the cleaning process.

If Cure is not offered as an option, choose Skip.

A log file named TDSSKiller_version_dd.mm.yyyy_hh.mm.ss_log.txt will be created and saved to the main directory of C:(the dd.mm.yyyy_hh.mm.ss numbers in the filename represent the time/date stamp)

Copy and paste the contents of that file in your next reply.

If, for some reason,you can't locate the text file to paste into your reply, just tell me, but DO NOT run the program a second time.

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